Major Honda Civic Recall of 2006 and 2007 Models
September 24, 2007
Honda has recalled almost two-hundred thousand Civics due to a defect that could cause the wheels to fall off.
The wheel-bearing seal on the 2006 and 2007 model Honda Civic sedans and coupes may leak. This could result in the wheel coming off of the car.
This recall coincides with the recall of about twenty thousand 2006 model Civic sedans and hybrids due to a potentially faulty brake-light switch.
If you would like more information about this recall, try calling Honda at (800) 999-1009.
Stay tuned to our Auto Recall Section for more information on this and other recalls as it becomes available and distributed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
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I own a 2007 civic lx – have not heard from Honda (re) the ball joint problem, only through word of mouth. Can I take my car to the nearest Honda dealer without formal notification and have this problem fixed? Please reply
I just had my Honda civic 06, inspected, but it failed due to two ball joints were leaking oil. They did fix it with no charge, and I was on my way.
I have a 2006 honda civic is there anyone besides me having problems with the sunvisors. Last summer I had to have over three sets replaced. And summer just begun today and I need another set. I know Arizona is hot but the problem is driving me crazy. Sun visor hanging in your face. Anyone else have this problem let me know. How long will they continue to replace them for free??
I have a 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid. Is there anyone having trouble with the tires staying in alignment. I have contacted Honda Corp. and am waiting to hear back from them. I don’t know if the dealer isn’t aligning it properly or if there is a defect. I have had my tires replaced twice and they are worn again with only 8000 miles on them. If anyone else is having alignment problems, please let me know.
My sun visor has just cracked as well…I read on other forums that at least 40 people had the same problem…They need to do a recall on the visors as well! It blocks my vison when I’m driving!
My sun visor broke too! What a POS!!!! I got the Car in October of 2007 – will they still fix them for free? I don’t have warranty anymore…
The sunvisor on mine just popped yesterday too. The car we test drove had both sunvisors ‘popped’… split at the seams pretty much. I thought it had been in an accident and hadn’t been repaired… I’ll check with the dealership on this tomorrow. That sucks, sounds like I’ll need to stock up on sunvisors.
Btw I’m also in AZ… is this a heat issue? (with the sunvisors)
Sunvisor broke apart drivers side, is there a recall?
I have a problem with my visor splitting. I called Honda at: 1-800-999-1009. They will document how many calls they receive with the same problem. That is the only way a re-call will be generated.
Mine too! Split after a day of sitting in the sun. I’m in TX. Will they replace for free? Does anyone know?
i have a honda civic lx 2006… my mirror drivers side also split and broke.. it won’t go back up… my back tires seem to not align right cause when my husband rotated the tires for summer the left rear tire was lopsided and worn down to the threads… unbelievable! i live in wisconsin and we had a really harsh winter
I went to the dealership to had the sunvisor replaced last year. I live in Ohio and granted, it was summer time but I could not put the visor back up. It drove me nuts. When I brought it to the dealership, they were hesitant about replacing it, but they orderd a new sunvisor and replaced it. I can’t remembered if I paid or not.
The sun visor on my 07 civic was broken when I came out to my car on tuesday here in phoenix. I guess I am glad to hear I am not the only one, my warranty is already expired I hope they still replace the POS for free.
My purchased my Honda last July. First the windshield leaked…bad seal. Had that fixed. Today the driver’s side visor split. I will be contacting Honda. If there is more than a dozen complaints they should do a recall.
My driver’s side visor finally cracked today and am having it replaced under warranty. It’s a known issue for 2006-08 Civics of various trim levels and I obtained a service bulletin for it. Although my VIN didn’t fall in the range, a local honda dealership will replace it for free.
My visor split as well I’m glad I found this web site. I hope that my warranty will still covers it.I’m going to call on it tomorrow.Has any one had any problems with your brakes pads?Mine only last 10000 to 12000 miles.I have a 2006 civic with 43000 miles on it and I’ve replaced the pads 3 times already.Maybe its just my driving:).
My sun visors on my 2006 honda civic have cracked as well. I just replaced them last July and now this July the one on my drivers side just broke again today. I have called Customer Service and filed a complaint and I have also faxed a letter to the Manager and told them this needs to be a recall or they need to replace them with fabric visors so we won’t have this issue. I don’t have a warranty anymore either so naturally I have to pay for this one. Please everybody all the customer service line and file complaints
I purchased my 2006 civic in April 2006 and the driver side visor just blew up. I never heard of a visor failure before! Honda says I’m on my own! This is a definite safety issue as it flops in your face.
I am also having trouble with my sun visors. I bought the car last year and within a month had to have them replaced due to them cracking. This past Friday they have started doing it again. They seem to be affected by high temperatures. I agree that Honda needs to do something about it. I cannot even pull my visor down when I need to because I am afraid they will break when I try to put them back up.
My 2006 Civic Hybrid now is being repaired for the second time, apparently because mice are gnawing holes in the plastic gas line above the gas tank. The result both times has been gas vapors inside the car and a trailing stream of gas behind the vehicle. (The car is normally parked in the driveway outside my farmhouse in a wooded area in central Kentucky.) Thus far, neither Honda America nor the repairing dealers has suggested a solution, other than killing all the mice living in the woods! The situation is dangerous, I think, and Honda needs to use a better quality fuel line. Has anyone else had a similar problem with Civic or other cars?
My wife owns a 2007 Honda Civic Sedan and her driver-side sun visor is broken…split open, more like. It will no longer raise back into place and obstructs her view while driving. We purchased the car December of 2006 and it clicked when you folded it back into to place and then just a week ago, it broke and now it just hangs down; she has to put it to the side so she can see the road and the traffic lights. REDICULOUS!!! The car is brand new! She also had a wire connection on her window controls fail out of the clear blue sky. The dealership took responsibility for it, but that’s not the point. IS THIS THE SORT OF QUALITY WE SHOULD NOW EXPECT OF HONDA CARS? I bought an Si Sedan just a month and a half ago and now I’m having doubts. Thankfully, nothing has gone wrong with it…yet.
2006 civic SI. TEXAS. Replaced passinger side 2 weeks ago now the drivers side is going. It’s out of warranty so I paid $52.00 for it from the dealer and replaced it myself. Went to the service dept and was told they are replacing them all the time. Make an appointment and they would work with me. I think it is a design defect. Materials not suited for the high temps inside a closed car during summer. Also, the two springs maybe too strong for the application. I’m calling
the honda 800# to lodge a formal complaint. Maybe they will do a recall and redesign this defective visor.
I live in Maryland. I have a 2006 Civic EX. The driver side visor has been replaced 3 times. The passenger side visor has been replaced once and looks like it could fail again. Whenever it gets hot inside the car, the glue that holds the visor together seems to lose it’s strength and the spring mechanism that keeps the visor in place seems to bind, causing the visor to split open and fail. The dealer that I bring my car to is seeing a lot of those failures so they keep plenty of replacement parts in stock. Honda needs to redesign the part quickly because a broken visor hanging in front of the driver’s face is a class action lawsuit waiting to happen.
Yep, my 2006 hona civic driver side visor just blew up. Wow, never herd of this. Hopefully Honda will replace it for free.
Both my driver and passenger side visors have cracked and will not stay up. They fall down while I drive–this is a safety hazard!! Has anyone heard directly from Honda? I plan to call and file a complaint as well.
I called Honda USA at 1-800-999-1009. The person answering said they know about it and are working on it.
Wow, I had my sun visor replaced last summer and again, this summer, it has cracked once more. Stupid thing just hangs. It is definitely a heat issue since I have no problem with it during the winter time.
I have an ‘07 Honda Coupe and I’m now replacing my second driver’s sun visor in six months! If Honda doesn’t either fix this defect or continue to pick up the tab for replacements, I have one word for them–Toyota. This will be the last Honda I ever buy if I’m treated like a clown.
The dirvers side sun visor on my wife’s 2006 Honda Civic also broke. Will fight it out with the dealer in the next couple of days if it’s not covered by the expensive warranty that we bought at the time we purchased the car.
I commented above back on 8/1 about my cracked sunvisors–here is an update. Yesterday, I took my Honda in for routine service here in Lexington, KY. Luckily, I had purchased an extended warranty when I bought my 2006 Civic, and the replacement visors were covered by that waranty.
Same deal here. My driver’s side visor on my 2006 Civic EX just broke for the second time. I called Honda (1-800-999-1009) and got assigned a case number. It sounds like the more people who report the problem the more likely it is something will be done to reimburse the replacement costs, and better, to fix the problem for good.
Yes the same thing happened with the driver’s side sun visor! I have an ‘07 civic LX coupe and i got in my car at the end of the day and the visor was hanging down and when i tried to put it back up it wouldn’t stay. it is cracked right down the seam. i thought something must have happened to it for it to break but apparently not since it’s happened to others. it was a fairly hot day so i guess the heat may have something to do with it but that’s no excuse. i’m going to report it to the dealer and they better replace it at n/c since it is a known design defect.
My driver’s side sun visor did the same thing. 06 Civic EX, out of warranty.
I was able to push it back in but it looks like all the clips are broken and it won’t hold anymore. I don’t think it is a heat issue. There is a metal flange inside the visor the pushes against the plastic so that there is resistance when turning the visor. Basically what’s happening is over time it is flexing the plastic and breaking the clips. Eventually all the clips in that area will break and it will come apart at the seam.
If yours hasn’t broken yet, look at the cloth area with the visor up against the roof and then swing it down and up. You’ll notice it is flexing on the front side (the side that faces you when it is closed) They basically placed the metal flange in the weakest part of the visor which is complete bullshit.
Went to go to work today and my visor is split. had to unscrew it so I could drive to work. Called Honda I was told there would be about $100 to fix. I will be calling back now that I see that this is a common issue.
My wife’s 2007 Civic DX driver’s side visor broke last week. Car only has 7,000 miles on it. I think Honda would want to resolve this issue to protect their customers. I plan to contact them tommorow. I have been driving for over 36 years and have owned over 25 vehicles. This is the first time I have had a visor fail. This is definately a design/material problem for Honda. I have also had to have the timing cover gasket replaced already as it was leaking all over my driveway. I purchased this vehicle based on Honda’s reputation. I am sure they will eventually take care of the faulty visors for their customers. If not they will create a lot of ill will. Hopefully they are desigining a more durable replacement.
We also have a 2006 Honda Civic, and have now had a second visor crack just as everyone else here has claimed. We are in Phoenix Arizona where it gets exceedingly hot, especially inside the car. It’s obvious that this is a heat-related issue.
Our first visor that broke was the passenger side visor. It cracked and as a result hung down and would not stay up. We took the car to the local Honda dealer to have that visor replaced. They replaced it under warranty. That was in May 2008.
Now we’re here three months later in August 2008, and the driver’s side visor has cracked in the very same manner. It too now hangs down blocking the vision of the driver, which causes a safety issue. I too have called Honda at 1-800-999-1009 to document this issue and complain about the fact that this ongoing problem is a safety issue and that no recall has been issued as a result. The Honda rep I spoke to verified that no recall has been issued, but logged a case for me and said a Case Manager would call me to talk further about this issue.
The rep I talked to acknowledged to me (after I explained the obvious safety issue of the driver’s side visor blocking the driver’s vision) that “Yes that’s definitely a safety issue.”
Clearly they (Honda) realize this but as of today, have done NOTHING with regard to a safety recall.
2006 civic sun visor got real hard too use now stuck and split and no recoil to hold it up.extended warranty not worth money they wont replace either .
$69.00 to replace it.i was told.by dealer.yes me and the rest of country let get this to honda ceo //////////////////////…..yes it sucks. fora nice car to have a company not come forward to help
2006 Civic driver side sun visor just broke apart a couple of weeks ago. I’m in New Jersey. It doesn’t get that hot. Took the cheap route and took it off, duct taped it together and put it back. At least the duct tape is almost the same color as the gray visor. Very stylish. Will have to do until I get a chance to get it fixed.
2007 Honda civic driver side visor split after a hot day in TX. I opened the visor up to see if i could fix it. It seems like the plastic they are using cannot withstand the heat. There were a few internal pieces melted and the mechanism that allows the visor to move was fused to the cylinder it rotates around. Definitely a defect. I will call the number and complain but i havent had any luck with the dealer replacing the visor.
My 2007 Honda Civic coupe has now had 3 new visors replaced due to splitting apart (2x drivers side, 1x passenger side). I’ve only owned it for 2 months, I’m the 2nd owner. I called Honda at 1-800-999-1009 to document this. I’ve had 2 Phoenix Honda dealers replace. Tempe Honda is replacing about 100 of these per month. It’s so frequent, that at any given chance in the service waiting room, there is usually one other person waiting to have their visor replaced on the 06-08 Civic. It’s a terrible design. Please call Honda with this. Also, research Lemon Laws and see if this is applicable in your state. Honda here says this is just an Arizona issues, BS, other folks here are posting outside of Arizona. It’s a terrible design (2 piece that splits when adhesive breaks) that needs to be recalled, it is a safety issue.
2006 Civic driver side sun visor broke with 14,000 miles. Replaced and again it has broken. I believe Honda should recall the sunvisor, but will they. Another 50 dollars and it will last for another year or so and then will have to replace it again. Come on Honda lets get it together!!! These cars are great…now lets get this visor issued layed to rest….
The passenger side sunvisor on my 2006 Honda Civic just broke. I will be calling Honda first thing on Monday morning and taking it to my local dealer. This is my 3rd Honda from the same dealer so surely they will replace it at no charge. If not, Toyota will have a new customer.
2006 Civic coupe.. drivers side mirror on my hubby’s car basically popped opend and now won’t even stay up, I’m super short so it’ blocking my view when I’m driving… I was freaked out…. like… I don’t remember doing this, just got in the car one day and the driver’s side visor wouldn’t stay up, after looking at it I realized the whole seam had opened up!! Calling Honda tomorrow!! Want this fixed before my hubby get’s back from overseas!!!!!!!!!!
My driver side visor broke last week and I have been going nuts! It actually hit me in the head when it popped. I have a 2006 Honda Civic. So glad I found this site and will call the 1-800-999-1009 to report it. My car is still under warrenty…thank goodness…I hope!
My wife’s 2006 civic has had an issue with the sun visors every summer since we bought it. Passenger side went out just last week. The first week in August
hit the triple digits. These sun visors obviously can’t take the heat.
I called the 800 number and I’m waiting to hear from a case worker. I’m supposed to take the car to the dealer to show them the problem. We’ll see what they say.
This will be the third visor on the passenger side and driver side is probably not far behind. I believe in Arkansas, it’s three strikes and they are out. “Lemon Law Issue.”
By the way, my 2006 Toyota Corolla has the original sun visors.
UPDATE to my post of August 12th, 2008 3:03 pm –
A Honda case manager did call me back on 8/13/08 and acknowledged my problem with the defective sun visors. She acknowledged this is a problem “only in hot areas of the country, like AZ, NV and TX.” She said this problem cannot be listed as a safety issue so a recall is not possible, but “perhaps a service bulletin may be issued. Honda is looking into the problem.” She then suggested I schedule with a local dealer to have them replaced. I told her I intended to do that.
Two days later, my passenger side visor broke (again!), so now I currently have 2 broken visors (driver and passenger), which makes 3 total since May 2008.
Then on 8/18/08 she called me back again to ask if I had them replaced. I told her about the latest broken visor (3 total now). She then said a SERVICE BULLETIN has been issued by Honda about this problem. I asked her the issue date of that SB — she said it was May 16, 2008. (If it was issued in MAY 2008, then why didn’t she tell me about this when I talked to her on 8/13/08??) Anyway, she says that all Honda dealers should now be aware of this service bulletin.
I then scheduled an appointment with Honda of Superstition Springs (Mesa, AZ) to get both replaced. He said they ARE aware of the service bulletin, and that they “have redesigned them so this is no longer a problem.”
Will post a follow-up comment here when I have the “redesigned” visors installed.
Hope this info helps someone else, especially in Phoenix!!
I have a 2006 civic, and it looks like I am not the only one having sun visor problems, it started long ago, avoiding to use it often, but it cracked when trying to use it on a sunny floridian day. I thought it was bad luck but it seems to be a major issue. Now I wonder what’s next? brakes? tires falling off? ………. oooohhhhh yeah that already happened, that was the last recall!!!!!!!
Not only my sun visors on my 2006 civic are broken i have a recall to replace the water pump.
Stopping by the Honda dealership this evening to address the wheel bearing
recall I also informed them of a third broken defective sunvisor on a 2006 Honda Civic which yeilded no satisfactory results. The staff is friendly and great in so many other ways, just not regarding the visor.
Last time I was there the service rep mentioned defective sunvisors were a real problem, and to bring the car back if I should continue to experience any further problems. The currect rep and his manager denied being aware of any problems with the visor. I find that incongruency odd.
Since the visor is no longer under warranty the cost of a replacement visor, with no guarantee it will survive a year, was quoted as $75.00 (plus labor?). Since this continues to be a defect that is not improved upon of rectified why would I be interested in purchasing another defective disposible sunvisor. I asked if a sunvisor from another model or year could be installed. It cannot. It was suggested I contact an 800#. I’m not comfortable with the limited vision due
to the broken sunvisor. I hope to have timely results. Thank you all for your
support while we address this situation with Honda. I’m so suprised since
Honda’s have been so incredible. My last Honda ran for 13 years and didn’t
experience a broken visor. I ‘d like to see Honda take responsibility and rectify the situation.
i had my drivers side changed about 2 months later my passenger side is now broken, they were not hanging down but they are cracked. oh yeah the window washer well leaked from the neck had it replaced… why dont they just do a one piece bottle like the accord ??? come on honda you gotta do a recall on this one do you think we love travelling 15 miles + to get stuff changed every couple of months, this is why i bought a NEW CAR !!!
Once again, another sunvisor split open on my 07′ Honda Civic (see my earlier post). So this is the 4th sunvisor that has split open in 2 months. Again, I called Honda at 800-999-1009. Keep calling them up folks!!!! This must turn into a recall to redesign this piece of junk!!!
I have a 2006 Honda Civic Coupe EX and ever since I bought it I’ve had problems with the sunvisors. I’ve had to replace both each year since I’ve gotten the car and am going in this Friday to replace the drivers side once again. Its very annoying but when I asked the service manager about it, he stated all they can do is replace them as it is a design flaw – um HELLO then REDESIGN THEM! My factory warranty is done but I got an extended warranty and that should cover it, if not they’re going to get a piece of my mind and a sunvisor up their &*^%$#@!
And on the heat thing – yes its mainly heat that destroys the cheapness of the sunvisor, but I’ve also heard a couple people on other sites stating heat was not the cause of theirs splitting.
My driver’s side sunvisor is also cracked and won’t go back up. I just called the 800 number to complain…thankfully, it is still under warranty and will be covered. However, as a result of it being warranty-covered, the service agent wouldn’t open a case number to document that this had happened to me…I’m concerned that there are many more complaints that aren’t being properly documented due to factory warranties, preventing this from being red-flagged as a larger issue that needs to be addressed.
From the sounds of it, I’m going to continue to experience this well after my warranty has expired – we need this issue addressed now so we don’t continue to pay for this several more times. Anyone know of a place where we can get this issue more attention? Consumer reports??
My visor cracked open on my 2007 Honda Civic
OMG!!!! I thought I would be the only one or have a tough time finding something about this but my driver side visor cracked too!!!!! I’m calling Honda. Thanks everyone!
hi everybody, I’m living in Queretaro, Mexico. and I bought a Civic Sedan EX 2007 and I’m going for my second sunvisor’s set, but one of this is not broken so the dealer told me that can’t change it because is not totally broken… this stinks.
and I know at least 10 cases more with the same problem to replace the sunvisors, in my opinion if this is a desing defect and not a problem with the supplier WHAT ARE THEY WAITING TO REDESIGN IT?
save some cents or lost their completely confidence.
IS THIS THE HONDA CULTURE?…
I have a Honda Civic Coupe LX. Both visors are broken. My tires also wore out after 30,000. Very disappointed in Honda. I have never owned any car other than a Honda. Soon to be ex-Honda customer.
I just bought my 2007 Civic LX last week and already my driver’s side visor is broken. Thankfully it’s under warranty so they’re going to fix it. Hopefully Honda will do something about it.
This is our third new civic in the last 5 years. They were all good until now. Our 07 Civic with 30000 KLM on it fuel pump went to hell and Honda says they won’t fix it for free. They want $700.00. So has anybody else had this problem. Now if i have to pay for this it will be the last Honda in our yard.
I too own a Honda 2006 Sedan. My sun visor is also broken. This is the second time that it happens. But this time it is the passenger side. I went to Honda and they told me I no longer have warranty but fortunately the guy who attended me was nice enough to do it for free. But I’m scared now because I no longer trust the sun visors. I live in california and it gets really hot during the summer so I’m guessing that was the problem. I’m for sure calling the honda #. This is an outrage and isn’t fair. We trust Honda for its good quality, and this is not up to par. If we all call we can defnitely make something happen.
I also have an 08 Civic and just got off the phone with Honda as I’m on my 3rd broken sunvisor. I was told, like most of you have been told, that this is not a recalled item and that when my warranty expires I will have to pay out of pocket to have these replaced. Hopefully my dealership will side with me and fix them at no cost, but somehow I doubt it. I live in AZ so yes, you bet your ass these will continue to break during the hot months. I am livid and cannot believe that such a small thing as a sunvisor isn’t being taken seriously by Honda. I love everything else about my Civic, and have always had nothing but good things to say about Honda’s but now, I just don’t know. EVERYONE, PLEASE CONTINUE TO CALL HONDA AND COMPLAIN. 800-999-1009
COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN!!
I have a 2006 Civic and the visors have broken three times now. I have an appt. today to have them replaced *again*. At first Goodson Honda West told me I needed to pay for them since my car is no longer covered by the factory warranty & the extended warranty doesn’t cover visors. I spoke to a manager and told him I wasn’t going to pay for disposible sun visors and I referred to this website with all the complaints already logged. He said he would set it up to where I wouldn’t be charged. I guess I’ll find out when I go this afternoon. I tried to call and lodge a complaint at their cust. svc 800# but the rep said he cannot officially file one unless the dealer refuses to pay to replace them. He gave me a case number to refer back to if it should ever happen again and the dealer will not fix it for free. So that’s how they are getting around recording complaints about this well known defect in their product. The manager at the dealership told me the new visors should work better so I’m hoping that is the case. I’m sick and tired of dragging my car to the dealership every 8-10 months to get new visors installed. It’s just rediculous!
I purchased my 2007 Honda Civic new in April of 2007 and three months after I purchased it my wife was left stranded. It would not shift out of park. I had that problem fixed and then I received a recall for that problem and a wheel sensor recall. Next my drivers side visor “explodes” in the SC sun. Took it in to get that fixed ( could not stand driving around with my head tilted to the side just to see or laying my head on the armrest to see when the traffic light changed) and the passengers side “explodes” the following week. Now I get a recall about WATER PUMP PULLEY BOLTS may lose tension. I called Honda to complain that I live 50 minutes from my nearest Honda dealer and this last recall would make 5 times( Rep stated that the visors did not count so technically this would be only third recall) I have had to take it back because of recalls so how about next time they send a recall notice, how about sending a GAS CARD along with it. Gas at $4.00 a gallon and having to make a special trip just to take care of these recalls are rediculous. Honda seems to be losing that bulletproof reputation. As of 9-12-08 they do not have a recall for the visors.
I just moved to TX 6 mo. ago and the same thing happened to me. First the drivers side and now the passenger side. I almost hit a child this morning because the visor will not stay up, it continuously falls down when I am driving and turns into a huge blind spot! It cost me $75 to replace the first visor. I really don’t want to pay another $75 for Honda’s mistake, but I will to save the life of a child! I hope Honda really does get this fixed, I’ve been a Honda owner for 10 years and this really makes me feel that Honda doesn’t build their cars like they used to!
I bought my 2007 Honda Civic in June and have already had the passenger sun visor replaced. Currently, both driver and passenger visors are split and will not stay up. The Honda dealer did replace the first visor for free, since it split practically a week after I bought the car. Makes me wonder whether it was something they fixed before putting the car on the lot, since I am sure the previous owner had to have had problems with them, as well. I´m calling the 800 line tomorrow, because it´ sounds like this is definately a common problem. This car is my fourth Honda, going back to the early 80´s, and I have never had a problem with sun visors. I had my 1987 Honda Civic almost 20 years, and never, ever had a problem with it. Other than wear and tear. Then they stole it, otherwise, I would still have it. Sure don´t make them like they used to. Should have kept my 2002 Honda, at least the visors were solid.
I also have a Honda 2006 Civic. Yes I have had to pay to have my visor replaced. No only that, but the clips that held the back of the passenger seat broke and the back fell off. Yes I had to pay to get that fixed also. I was told not to drive of railroad tracks when I left the dealership. Good solution…there are track in front of the service department.
My car was made in Canada. When I asked if all of this was related to heat I was told no.
Today I was driving 60 miles an hour in Florida. All of a sudden a loud strange noise. Pulled over to check, and the right half of my front bumper was dragging the ground. Put up with “duck tape” until could get back to West Palm Beach. When I got back to the dealer was told the clips were broken. No it is not under warranty and it would cost me $800 to get it fixed. Talk about safety issues. If all of the clips broke and it went under the car, it could have flipped the car. I am now wondering what part will fall off next because the clips broke.
I am reporting to the Honda 800 number tomorrow and also the National Transportation Safety Board.
UPDATE to my August 20th, 2008 8:50 pm (which was an update to my August 12th, 2008 3:03 pm post) –
So I have the 2nd and 3rd visor replaced by the dealer (Honda of Superstition Springs in Mesa, AZ), who told me that these replacement visors have been redesigne. Note also that that Honda service rep ALSO told me about the service bulletin issued in May ‘08 and that the replacement visors have been redesigned…
And here I am, 17 days later, and the “REDESIGNED” REPLACEMENT VISOR HAS BROKEN, in the same manner as the previous three defective visors!!
This is utterly ridiculous! Honda is flat-out lying to us about this continuing problem. So now I will be making yet another call to my local dealer AND the Honda 800 # to complain about this again.
What is really annoying about this is that I have to waste approximately 3 HOURS at the dealer every time a visor is replaced!
Up until this morning, I loved my little Honda. The driver side visor in my 2006 Civic LX dangled in my field of vision on my way to work today and finally fell off in my lap while driving. After reading the pletora of similar stories on this and other sites, I am truely amazed that a quality company like Honda would continue to replace and inferrior part with a similarly inferrior part. The perplexing part is that sun visors are not new or complex technology. I’ve got an appointement to have my visor replaced tomorrow with I’m sure and equally inferior product. I didn’t pay a premium for a Honda only to have to repeatedly take time out of my busy day to repeatedly return to have simple parts repeatedly replaced.
More important than the inconvenience is the SAFETY HAZARD of being distracted while driving, having your field of vision impaired by a dangling object, and then having to deal with the glaring sun after the visor fell off. How many more times are Civic drivers going to have to deal with this.
Come on Honda – GIVE ME A SAFE AND RELIABLE VISOR!!!!
I’m preparing to replace the sun visor on the driver’s side of my 2007 Civic for the 2nd time. It will be the 3rd visor I’ve had to replace on either side of the vehicle.
On my last trip to the dealership I was told this has been mainly a problem in the warmer climates. I live in Tucson, Arizona but the service tech said they’ve seen it in Las Vegas, Yuma, San Antonio, and especially Phoenix. He also said Honda has given the dealership approval to replace these visors regardless of the car being under warranty or not. Honda should come up with a better solution instead of providing customers with the same crappy plastic visors as replacements. I seem to remember having several Anerican cars with cloth visors and these never gave me problems.
I also need to get my visor replaced a 2nd time in my 2006 Honda Civic. I live in South, California. I called American Honda and there is Bulletin out to dealerships about his problem. The Bulletin # 08-023 – tell your service dealership if they dont know about it already.
I just called today and its not a recall yet.
Since Honda does not seem interested in resolving the sun visor problem suggest owners with defective visors file complaint with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
You can file a complaint on line at:
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/index.cfm
I had my 2006 Honda Civic for about a month and both sun visors broke. I took a look at the shoddy construction, and what I noticed is that they are snapped together and heat glued. Well the heat glue melts in the summer sun, and the snaps break. I tried to glue them back together with super glue, but there was not enough support to keep the visor from randomly falling in my view while driving. So I purchased $ 0.17 worth of metal paper binder clips from Wal-Mart and clipped them on my visors near the rotating arm. They kept sliding off, so I tied some string to them, and wrapped it around the visor. That has worked ever since. It looks like crap, but that’s what I get for buying a car that is no longer made in Japan (I will never do that again).
Here is an excert from my recent letter to David McDavid of Irving, TX
I wanted to take a few minutes to thank you for the awesome service I received on Monday, November 3, 2008 in your Service/Parts Dept. I was seeking help regarding my driver-side sun visor splitting/broken/falling off and causing a hazard to see. You immediately received the authorization from your supervisor, to fix the situation and even inspected the passenger side sun visor and replaced it also. When I received my car back (in about an hour), it also received a free car wash. What an awesome surprise! Even though, my original warranty was no longer in effect and the extended warranty did not cover this situation, you still completed the work. Thank You So Much!
I have replaced both sunvisors on my 2006 Civic. They split after about 6 months. Today I found out I have a cracked engine block!! I live in Florida, so freezing is not the problem. Anyone else have this problem???
I just bought 2006 Civic Sedan. It is my first Honda,, I am a long tie Subaru owner and was wondering if the drive trains are just a bit noisy. Reverse and the first forward gears are especially so. This is more noticeable from outside.
I am also getting some surging and at times mysterious increase in RPM when moving from D in to neutral. It’s happened several times and seems to stop when I release my foot from the brake pedal but not always. This reminds of the old Audi sudden acceleration that plagued their reputation for years.
Has anyone experienced or heard of these issues
Thanks
ALS
Has anyone had a back window crack? I went out last night to my car and the entire back window is cracked. Not just a line crack, it looks like it has been in an accident, but the car was parked all day……
MY WIFE HAS A 2006 CIVIC AND SHE WILL NEVER BY ANOTHER. THIS ISNT A RECALL, YET, BUT IF YOU OWN A 2006 CIVIC YOU HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON THE REAR OF THE CAR ARE BAD, THEY CAUSE YOUR TIRES TO WEAR ABNORMAL .I TOOK HER CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT OUR CAR DID HAVE BAD CONTROL ARMS AND REPLACED THEM. WE WENT THROUGH 2 SETS OF TIRE IN 47,OOO MILES BECAUSE OF THIS AND THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR THE TIRES , SO NOW I HAVE A SET OF 80,000 MILE TIRES THAT ARENT ANY GOOD FOR ANYTHING EVEN THOUGH THAY TOLD ME THAT THE CONTROL ARMS ARE THE REASON FOR ME HAVING TO REPLACE MY TIRES. AND YES THE VISOR IS BROKE AND CV JOINTS HVE BEEN REPLACED. CALL YOUR DEALER AND ASK ABOUT THE ARMS. WHEN MY FIRST SET OF TIRES WENT I WAS DRIVEN AND IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A TURN I WOULD HAVE ROLLED THE THING. LOOKING AT THE TIRE ALL YOU SEE IS GOOD TREAD BUT TO FEEL IT YOU CAN TELL THEY ARE WEARING FUNNY
MY 2006 HONDA HAS BEEN TEARING MY TIRES UP AND HONDA SAYS ITS BAD CONTROL ARMS ON THE BACK OF THE CAR. THEY REPLACED THE BAD PARTS AND REFUSE TO REPLACE THE TIRES THAT THE BAD PARTS WORE OUT, THE TIRES ARE WARRANTED FOR 80,000 MILES AND ONLY HAVE 27,000 MILES ON THEM AND WE CANT USE THEM. THE TREAD STILL LOOKS GOOD, BUT IF YOU LOOK HARDER AT THEM THEY ARE WORN DIAGONALLY ACROSS AND MAKE A ROARING SOUND AND A THUMPING SOUND. I’VE REPLACED THE TIRES TWICE NOW AND AS YOU ALL KNOW TIRES ARENT CHEAP.ALSO THE VISORS ARE BROKE.
I have a 2006 honda civic. The drivers side sun visor came a part while under warranty. 6 months later right out of warranty it happened again. I took it to the dealer ship and they would not replace because of out of warranty. They wanted 75.00 for a new one and I would not pay for it. The mechanic told my husband that it is a defect and that they have had a lot of people complaing. Looks like Honda would stop making defective parts and looks like the dealership would replace for good business. My next car will not be a honda. I had always heard that they would stand behind them. I guess i can not hear to good.
Eric – my short block cracked, too. There was a batch that was defective. Honda knows about it and should replace yours with little to no issues.
My problem is that, since then, I’ve had my car in the dealership four times for engine misfires. They’ve replaced all of the fuel injectors, valves, some sensors, pretty much everything that’s relatively inexpensive to replace. They’ve now had my car for a week, have called Honda Engineering, and still can’t figure out what’s wrong with it.
When my wife and I moved to Florida we noticed a problem with both of our sun visors. Both are completely cracked at the “Arm,” and are unable to close unless I hold the two pieces together until they snap. The passenger side completely fell off after Thanksgiving. I would love to have them fixed but just cannot afford to have something minor done. Honda must recall the visors so that those of us who are enjoying the cars will continue to be loyal customers – I know that I will think twice before purchasing a new Honda.
“Eric – my short block cracked, too. There was a batch that was defective. Honda knows about it and should replace yours with little to no issues.”
I was wondering what is the mileage on your car and year…also what state do you drive in (exaple california, taxes, new york)?
Just found out the engine block is cracked on the 2006 Honda Civic. There is no one there to approve the goodwill warranty today. Will find out Friday, a least they are doing a rental for now. Any one out there have this happen and did they take care of the costs.
I have had the brake pads replaced too soon as well
the brakes feel as if they never disengage fully
i also have had sun visors split replaced the drivers and the
passengers is still broken…
I have owned Hondas since my first one in 1972.(the 2 cylinder tiny car)
and have never had such horrible problems…
Suzanne in california
I traded in my 97 Civic for a 06 Civic back in June. Three days after I bought the car, the visor broke. Of course it was replaced free of charge. I had no idea that there was a widespread problem with them until I started researching about another problem:
Today I found out my engine block is cracked. I had to have it towed yesterday after it leaked coolant all over a grocery store parking lot and then overheated. I didn’t see that one coming. Thank goodness it was still under warranty…barely…
I guess this is what I get for talking so proudly about my other Honda.
I drive a 2006 EX in GA. The driver side visor completely cracked at the “Arm,” and is unable to close unless I hold the two pieces together until they snap. It is a pain when you are driving and I have beeen ‘pinched’ more than once by trying to get it out of my view. It started in the summer of 08 and I have just learned to deal with it. I didn’t realize that this was a problem for others too. I will get on the Honda site to add my complaint about these defective visors.
My 2008 Honda Civic LX has the same problem for the sun visor as others mentioned. It is on the driver’s side. It splits on the arm as well. So far it still holds back at its place. And, today some noise occurs on the tire of driver’s side. It sounds like dragging a can or a metal. Made an appointment. I’ll see what the dealer told me. My Civic is still under warranty. Hope they’ll replace the sun visor and fix the noise on the tire too.
2007 CIVIC LX 1.8
Keep an eye on your coolant level .
My 2007 civic is at the dealer getting engine replaced .
There is cracks on engine block and honda knows about this problem.
Honda is keeping this quiet .
Also I have replaced my visor driver and pass 3 to 4 times.
My 2006 civic EX is at the dealer getting engine block replaced with only 47K on it. There is cracks on engine block and Honda knows about this problem it is even on their Honda Service Bulletin 08-044 (This is for all DX, LX, EX Models from 2006 to 2008) and they refuse to admit it.
anyone out there besides me have to had their engine replaced. I just got blown away, this week when i took my fairly new Honda Civic coupe with only 39.000 miles into the dealership, because coolant was leaking, and they told me that the engine had to be replaced….talk about blow my mind…l.sure hope this doesn’t present any more problems….i have had 4 honda’s and never had anything like this.
I’ve had to replace 3 cracked driver side sunvisors on my 2007 Honda. DON’T LET ANYONE TELL YOU IT IS JUST A HEAT PROBLEM. I live in Central California, hardly ever get real hot weather. Honda at 1-800-999-1009 acted like I was only one that has this problem. Refused to replace sunvisor when warranty is over. Look on internet. Massive complaints about sunvisor. We should not be penalized because they use cheap parts. This is a safety issue. This problem started with their 2006 models and they still haven’t fixed it.
Don’t let them get away with this: Write complaint letter directly to Tetsuo Iwamura, CEO of Honda Motor Co. Inc., Mail Stop 500-2N-7A, 1919 Torrance Boulevard, Torranc, California 90501-2746. Tell him to take responsibility for their faulty sunvisors. Let him know if you don’t get satisfactrion, you will file complaint with National Highway Traffice Safety Administration (NHTSA) at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/index.cfm and Consumer Product Safety Commission at http://www.cpsc.gov/. You can file complaint on line.
We have power in #’s. Let’s use our power.
2006 Honda Civic EX sun visor(s) problem. I cannot state any differing circumstances regarding the failure of this cheap, defective part that hasn’t been stated already. The worst part about this is Honda’s refusal (and the dealership’s refusal, also) to submit a recall. It is blatantly obvious that this is a defective part and poses a danger while driving…not to mention that it is annoying and distracting. What’s it gonna take Honda???? Oh yeah…anyone died yet due to this problem?
Honda is quickly losing possible repeat customers due to something so inexpensive. Bad customer relations over this absurd problem. SHAME ON YOU, HONDA!!!!!
I was a terrible accident with my Honda Civic (model 2006) with only 3000 km. in Buenos Aires, Argentina (30/9/2006). My new car broke the three wheels in the route and I lost the control of the car. The company was not even responsible for the warranty (3 years or 100,000 miles).
I need to know what´s happened… Someone can help me to find the answer???
Purchased Civic EX 2006. I am on my fourth set of tires. Uneven wear, for the past three years dealership has insisted that is was my driving, road condition, holes on the road, etc. Finally I go online and see hundreds of the same complains and find service bulletin issues last February, car needed rear upper control arms. Went to dealership with all of my service receipts, copy of bulletin and demanded that they be replaced. They also gave me two new tires, but because of rotation all four tires were no good. Called Honda Corporate and they refuse to acknowledge that this was a manufacturing defect and refused to give me two tires in good faith. I explained that I have been a loyal Honda customer (this is my fourth Honda car.) was told that this has nothing to do with loyalty. I quickly said if that is the case, this will be the last Honda I purchase. I hope enough people get together to start a class action suit. This is not the company it used to be, and I will never purchase any of their products.
I have a 2007 Honda Civic. Found out today that the block is cracked. I am a single mother, and I use this car daily at work to transport foster care children. Honda is having someone to look at the car to determine if it will be replaced under the extended warranty. Well…I have news….I want a new engine or my money back. I HATE THIS CAR!!!! I have owned Honda’s in the past, and never had a problem with any of the other cars. I have had to put 4 sets of tires on this car, it will not stay aligned, and it makes awful road noise. Of course no one else is having problems with their vehicle according to the Honda dealership. They need to recall the cars before someone gets killed. In addition, make sure if you use road side assistance that you demand that a local company picks the car up. I had to pay an additional $160.00 because they called a company one hour away from where my car was located.
I just got off the phone with Honda and my Honda dealership in NY and neither were willing to help me regarding my broken visor. I had to rip my driver side visor off because I couldn’t see with it just hanging there! They told me it would cost $70 for the visor and $45 to install it. I think Honda is ruining their reputation with something that can be so easily fixed!
3rd brake light works when it feels like and on 2nd sun visor thats broken in 3 years
This is the 4th time my sun visor has cracked on my brand new ‘06 civic. I’m bringing it to the dealer (I live in NC) tomorrow and will NOT pay to have this fixed again.
My visor on the drivers side also split one day while I was at work. When I got in the car it was just hanging. It finally fell all the way off today.. I am so sick of this car seriously. I have a 2006 Civic LX. My belt tensioner also broke back in 2006 and I had to have all kinds of stuff replaced. Now I find out that there is a recall on the belt tensioner. They said i MIGHT bealbe to get my money back…WTF??????? Is there not a recall on the visors?
I own a 2006 Honda Civic EX, and I have had it for a little over 2 and 1/2 years now. Since then, I have had to get the pump replaced for the windshield wiper sprayers due to it going out. I have had 2 of my sun visors split down the seam. Worst of all, I also had a crack in the engine block about 28,000 miles in. All this though was replaced and/or fixed by the dealership at no cost, but it makes me wonder what else may go wrong. I really like this car, but it’s just one thing after another…
I’ve got a 2006 civic ex coupe and some part in the drivers seat has broken and it leans to the right when taking a turn. I’m not a big guy..only weight 165lb..I’m just wondering if anyone else had this problem. The car only has 38,000 miles on it and honda is saying its out of warranty so they wanted over $1000 to repair it. Anyone out there have this type of problem with their seat?
I have a 2008 civic and have owned three Hondas in the past. I have a Pilot ,and have owned a civic and an accord in the past. My current civic has less than 10k miles on it and I’m taking it in for a new visor for the second time in four months. I also have a suspension problem.My old Hondas have never had an issue but I think Honda may have screwed up on this one!
I just purchased and 06 civic coupe. For those of you with rear tires wearing Honda has now issued a service bulletin to repair some tension arms on the rear end. This is the cause of your tires wearing. Because this is a service bulletin and not a recall I doubt you get any notification. Take it to a dealership and inquire. The notice also states they have to replace your tires which they won’t want have to do so look up the bulletin and have it printed in your hand when you go. I had a visor broken when I bought it and now the other one is broke. They haven’t told me yet if they are going to cover it or not. Honda needs to address the issue and recall the visors and replace them with a different visor. The new ones are just going to break the same way. Unfortunately they won’t address this until someone gets killed because the visor fell and blocked their view and they are sued over it. WAKE UP HONDA!!
Like many others, I have a problem with the sun visor on my 2006 Honda Civic!! I stopped by the dealership to point out the problem and ask for a solution. The only suggestion I got was to purchase a new one for about $65.00. This doesn’t seem right, since the person I talked to admitted that they were defective and explained that the metal rod inside is stronger than the plastic, and therefore causes the plastic to split open when rotated to lower the visor! In addition, I agree with Tricia that it can be a real hazzard. When lowered, the visor doesn’t go all the way down before the plastic splits, and it then gets stuck in that haft way position, only a few inches from the driver’s head! It’s hard plastic and in case of a collision where the head would be thrown forward it could easily hit that hard visor and cause great injury! Is Honda waiting for a major law suit to change these visors to a higher quality? This is ridiculous! Maybe a class action lawsuit is what they need?
I also have a 2006 Honda Civic coupe with defective driver side visor. I am on my third visor now. It’s broken and I refuse to pay for another one knowing it won’t last through the summer. The first two replacements were covered under the warranty. Now I see I’m on my own. Well I can assure you that I will be writing to the CEO for resolution. Will keep you advised of my results. Mine is a lease car, so I can turn it in in a year. However, I steadfastly refuse to pay for the visor if it’s broken at the time I turn the car in. This is ridiculous.
My 06 Civic has also had 3 visors replaced. The dealer now claims they have a re-enginiered visor but my coverage is out and that I have to pay $52.00, the first ones were free. I could see if I just now brought the problem to thier attention but if the problem is presented before the warrenty expiresthen it should be covered until resolved; refuse to pay in principle. Oh and get this, my $1800.00 extended warrenty won’t cover it. The smart-ass service manager informed me that “recalls” are only for safety issues. So, I guess we are all ignorant. Visors are not a problem so thier importance has never been upgraded to a “safety item” but if you removed them from all cars you would have all kinds of accidents. If you travel east every morning for work and west returning home in the evening, you know just how important the visor is.
I thought I was the only one who was having this problem! I also have a 2006 Honda Civic coupe and my visor broke off about three months ago! I have yet to go back to the dealership, but I have a bad feeling that I will end up having to pay for it because I have had my car since April of 2006. . . I guess I should just go figure it out. It must be the heat, I live in Florida!
06 Honda Civic Ex Sedan
I’ve experienced problems since day one…
Axle broke on Drivers side front wheel and left me stranded out of town while at a family funeral; I’ve had (3) drivers side visors replaced; (2) sets of brakes and just recently car over heated and the engine had to be replaced! What a piece of crap! No more Hondas for this girl, I thought they were supposed to be reliable and well built cars!
06 Honda Civic EX Coupe
My driver’s side broke today. Unlike some comments, I really like the car but I do think if THIS MANY of these things are breaking, it should be something Honda takes care at their cost. I called the 800 number and registered a complaint and got a polite brush off referring me to the dealer. I’ll call them but I’m out of warranty so don’t expect anything from them either. Found the part online for less than $33 so I will probably order one and put it on myself.
07 Honda Civic Ex Coupe
I purchased this car new in November of 07. I never heard of any problems with Honda visors until my passenger side one split last month (temperature in the mid 80s). I live in West Texas and the temperature gets in the triple digits in the summer. How many visors am I going to have replaced when it gets REALLY HOT?
i have had to replace my drivers side sun visor twice now. First time was under warranty now its not. So i have to pay. Doesnt make sense to have gone through 2 sun visors when iv only had the car for 3 years. Shows what type of quality its made of….
I have an 06 Civic LX, and just had the driver’s side visor crack. I presume it is due to the heat, since it has just started getting hot here in North Carolina. The workmanship on these sun visors is cheap, for they are all plastic with poorly molded construction. Unfortunately, my warranty has expired. Does anyone know how to replace the visor without taking it to the dealer? I would like to order one on line and do it myself. Thanks!
Honda your reputation for quality is sinking fast!
Second broken visor for me too, but warranty is just up, so have a call in to the toll-free number, case # etc. If they dont replace it for free, I’m going to drill and bolt it back together and see what happens, WTF? If I get fed up, I’ll just go back to Toyota, never really had any problems with their vehicles. Foolish Honda, dont they recognize people are going to bolt for Toyota over this recurring and unresolved problem. They should stop advertising how great their products are, until their products can live up to it. Thought this Civic was a nicely made car, but now I have doubts.
I bought a 2007 Honda Civic and both sun visors broke due to the heat. The driver side was already replaced once. I can’t believe Honda has made such a poor quality item in one of their cars. I have a call into the 800# to hopefully let Honda know that this needs to be dealt with.
My visor split twice. I replaced it twice. Now I am looking for a work around because Honda doesn’t take ownership.
My stereo broke too. First CDs wouldn’t play. Now none of the buttons work. I am ready to trade in.
Wow my visor split too and I dont think I should pay the $50 to fix it
I have a 2007 Honda Civic Sedan. Today my car died. At first we thought it was the battery but it is not. We tried boosting it and changing battery but didn’t work. It didn’t even try to start. Has anyone else had a similar problem? The car has about 80 000km
Well the sun visor is the one thing that has not broken on my sons 06 civic ex yet. Have had the drivers side seat back replaced.[Barely under warranty], battery replaced[barely under waranty], although the service manager a a smart remark for my wife. I”m just glad I was at work 20 miles away. Also recalled for something wrong with the wheel , it could fall off, also recall for somethig in engine compartment. About 2 months ago the third brake light went out, also air conditioning went out. So I took it to the dealer hoping for good faith since this is our sixth Honda. Well the dealer said no way so if they ordered and installed parts it would cost $125.00 for the third brake light. The ac control would cost $250.00 and they didnt know if that would fix the problem… To say the least I said NO and left Called 800 number for case file. Still pending . BUT WHAT I WANTED TO TELL YOU IS I FIXED BOTH PROBLEMS. The third brake light had a short in it. If you can wiggle the wire where it goes in the back of the light and it comes on you can fix your self. Also the ac control had a loose conection. Also iixed.. THIS CAR HAS HAD MORE PROBLEMS THAN THE AMERICAN VEHICLES WE HAVE OWNED. REALLY MAKES YOU WONDER ABOUT THE PATH HONDA IS GOING…[MAYBE THERE TRYING TO BE MORE LIKE [CHYRSLER]……………………………………………..
I have 2007 Civic, I had the driver side visor replaced at 20,000 miles under warrant. At 50,000 miles the passenger visor literally fall off. At 60,000 the driver side cracked again. I just replace both of them today. What a joke, the dealer told me they were doing me a favor by splitting the cost. The $$$ one thing but the problem needs to be resolved, it’s a safety hazard plus a major pain in the (*&*&*. Poor quality, I will never buy a Honda again. Tell your friends!!!!!!!!!!!
The sun visor is doing fine so far. I have had trouble with dr. side seat back, battery, 2or3 recalls, and now the third brake light @ ac control module. My honda is 06, out of warranty. They wont help. HONDA is starting to go down the tubes. [MAYBE THERE TRYING TO BE MORE LIKE CHYRSLER]. I have owned 6 Hondas and this one is JUNK…..DO NOT BUY…….
Class action lawsuit.
Class action lawsuit.
Class action lawsuit.
Class action lawsuit.
Class action lawsuit.
Get it?
Honda won’t listen to anyone unless its a legal firm concerning suit.
Someone here must know a good attorney that would read over this page and see the need for a class action suit. The result is that the legal firm would get great exposure and the customers would certainly win and get reimbursement for our time and expense.
Legal action speaks louder than words.
Visor cracked and fell into view. Could not drive, so had to rip it off.
Honda should replace it due to all the problems with the visors.
Yes, class action lawsuit.
I own a 2007 Honda Civic. I am going on my third visor on the driver side (second replacement). It’s a poor design. The 2008 Civic Hybrid has a better design because we had one as a loaner and that was the first thing I looked at. They have a different design so why don’t they recall and put this design in all of our cars! I too live in Phoenix and after a hot day had the thing fall apart and had to pull it off so I could drive. CRAZY!!
Have totally removed my drivers side visor. Will replace it on my own but not happy to find out that this is a problem. Like others, I haved owned other Honda’s and not had many problems at all. I live in Texas now and heat is the word. I bought and spent that last 2 summer in Colorado and it’s hot there too!
I will call customer service and let them know.
Mine’s been broken for a while …… How much does it cost ?
driver sunvisor replaced last year
passenger sunvisor just broke-up
this is shady design, no excuses!
going to the dealer, and going to complain to Honda
it is dangerous and should be fix for good,
or Honda will loose customer!
2006 Civic with Nav
BOTH sun visors fell off!!!
out of warrantee, will call Honda to complain….
shame on you Honda!!!
Been through 6 visors already and the car is only 18 mo old . I live in Az and the heat kills them but thats not my problem. So they say ok we will extend warrenty on them fo r 75k miles but then what? Why should i have to pay for an existing problem honda cant seem to or wont fix ? . If they didnt make the p.o.s .so cheap it wouldnt be a problem . Im going to better buisness bureau and who ever it takes to get it taken care of . Dont let them off the hook people . Its an existing problem , Make them pay for it.
Another one bites the dust. My drivers side sun visor split / cracked! Headed to the dealer tomorrow to get it fixed!
I have a 2007 Honda (piece of $h!t) Civic, I have had problems with my sun visor for over 2 months and of course the warrenty is out (go figure). Today I was going to work and my engine stalled while stopped at a stop light, still dont know what that problem is but couldnt make it to work. I have had to replace my tires 3 times on the vehicle and finally had the problem fixed that cost was $500.00 (after reading above I doubt they fixed it, just took my money). I am a first time buyer of Honda and will NEVER BUY ONE AGAIN. IN FACT I THINK I WILL SELL THIS PIECE OF CRAP AND BUY SOMETHING DIFFERENT. Honda is a rip off!!
Does anybody know how to find the service recalls and service bulletin’s? If you do can you please email it to me at ellsgaryw@yahoo.com I am about to give Honda a piece of my mind. Sell sell sell your car now and buy american again, at least you know the money is going to someone in the USA when your ripped off!!
YEP! I have had my sun visors break every year I’ve had my 2006 Civic.
Now that I am out of warranty, the best my service center said they can do is pay for HALF the cost. I just got off the phone with Honda America after arguing for almost 30 minutes. They refuse to pay for them. I asked them how they could consider them out of warranty if they only last a single year. They told me that the standard parts warranty is 12 months.
I guess they’d rather lose a potential repeat customer than cough up the cost of the visors. Considering the amount of problems I’ve had with my 2006 Civic (and I have had many – including the paint cracking and needing to be repainted, and the battery failing) as pretty as the car is, I have purchased my last Honda.
I hear you on the visors – my 07 civic’s window visors broke to – sounds like a big issue.
I hear you on the visors – my 07 civic’s window visors broke to – sounds like a big issue.
PS I have also gone through 3 sets of tire – just purchased the last ones Saturday!
Bravo! for whoever suggested binder clips. People, these work! I replaced my drivers visor three times last summer on my 2006 Honda Civic when it was under warranty (I live in Texas and the heat is what I believe is causing this). Well my passenger side cracked a couple of weeks ago and it is no longer under warranty. Instead of paying $90 at the dealership I purchased large binder clips. This is holding the visor together and restoring it’s usefullness so far (it is no longer just dangling there in the passenger’s face). Go pick some up!
I called my local honda dealer ship (Penske Honda, Ontario CA) and the service manager said Honda should honor visor replacements on 06, 07, and 08 models up to 5 years or 70K miles. I think they really should fix this issue.
“I have a 2007 Honda (piece of $h!t) Civic, I have had problems with my sun visor for over 2 months and of course the warrenty is out (go figure). Today I was going to work and my engine stalled while stopped at a stop light, still dont know what that problem is but couldnt make it to work. I have had to replace my tires 3 times on the vehicle and finally had the problem fixed that cost was $500.00 (after reading above I doubt they fixed it, just took my money). I am a first time buyer of Honda and will NEVER BUY ONE AGAIN. IN FACT I THINK I WILL SELL THIS PIECE OF CRAP AND BUY SOMETHING DIFFERENT. Honda is a rip off!!”
Ok finally got my car back after the piece stopped running, my wife picked it up for me and within 10 minutes (on ramp to the interstate after paying for the repair) the junky honday stalles. I again had to haul the thing in to the dealer (another $140.00 tow charge) to have them fix it again. They have had this thing for over 4 working days and will now have it again. Maybe they will finally fix it and who knows what that cost will me. I do not think I will ever buy HONDA again, here I come TOYOTA!! What a great week!! Oh yea, dont forget the visors are crap!! LOL hope you all have better luck with your honda cars……:-)
Visor broke, had it replaced under warranty. New one doesn not have lights around the mirror. Having a brain fart – did the original one have lights around the mirror- anyone remember? I want to say it did, but cant remember. I am gonna be upset if they gave me an inferior visor.
My visor broke this morning. I have an ‘06 Honda, (with 34, 000 km which is equivalent of about 21100 miles) with a warranty that just expired 3 weeks ago. I called in to the dealership and they told me that it would cost me $75 CAD in order to repair it (and depending on which colour interior you have, apparently the price varies). My mother has an ‘07 honda civic and her visor broke a little over a month ago as well. Very annoying trying to drive, as the visor is always flopping in your face.
Unlike others, I don’t believe it to be the heat as I live in Eastern Canada and we have had a very cold, wet summer so far this year with temperatures never exceeding 22-24 degrees celsius (about 73 degrees fahrenheit).
My drivers side sun visor broke as was replaced too. Although Honda didn’t want to give me one under my 7 year bumper to bumper warranty. They finally did! Also just bought new tires recently and left rear tire is cupping!
My driver-side sunvisor seems to have cracked today. I googled to find if other Civic owners have had this same problem and wow, it looks like there are many others.
I have a 07 Civic LX Sedan, 45k miles so out of warranty. This is the first summer where I’ve parked my car outside in the hot sun since my new office doesn’t have covered parking. So I’m sure the visors breaking is definitely heat related.
This is the first problem I’ve had with my Civic. I’ll give my local dealer a call tomorrow, I hope they take care of it free of charge. If that fails, I’ll try complaining to Honda of America.
I have a 2007 Honda Civic SI. I am still under warrenty and I have replaced my visor 5 times already. I was advised this past weekend that once I am out of warrenty I have to pay for this $50 part. Well its bad enough I have to deal with this let alone pay for ti 2-3 times a year. The gentleman at the dealership advise me to file a complaint to honda. We can’t get anywhere unless the have many complaints on file. I filed my today, and I got the ‘thanks for the info miss, we will keep it on file and if anything happens you will be notified my mail’
I am looking into class action!!! This visor is obstructing my view which is what caused my accident last year.
EVERY ONE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM MUCH CALL HONDA AT 800-999-1009. HAVE YOUR VIN HANDY AS THEY WILL ASK FOR IT. CALL EVEN IF OUT OF WARRENT!!!! PLEASE!!!!
Sunvisors! Ugh…third time I’ve had a problem with my 2006 Civic EX.
I’m a loyal Honda customer and I’m on my 7th Honda since my first in 1977. I also have three other Honda’s (04 Acura RSX, 01 Prelude, 93 Civic) and I drive a 2006 Honda Civic EX. I’ve never had such a recurring problem nor heard of so many others with the same problem.
My drivers side sunvisor cracked and popped open at the seam after a rather hot sunny day here in Colorado. (We have intense sun here even if people think of Colorado as a cooler place.) This is the third time the visor has broken in the same spot. The dealer aknowledged a problem the second time I took in under warranty. Now I’m out of warranty and I need a new one. I’ve heard they have redesigned it….I sure hope so. I talked to the Service manager at Front Range Honda and he said to come in and he’d “take care of me”. I sure hope so as I’m a super loyalist to Honda and obviously this is not a limited problem based on several boards I’ve read complaints specific to this.
Everyone keep calling the 800 number and lodging your complaint. There will be more this time of year as the hot sun is a factor it sounds like. 800-999-1009
Daughter has 2007 LX Civic. Drivers side visor came apart in June. Replaced under warranty. Now passenger side did the same thing ONE MONTH LATER! Sout Texas heat is on here also. There should be a recall. It could cause serious accident when they flop down and block drivers view and attention.
Honda dealership just replaced driver side sun visor two weeks ago. This is the second visor (replaced passenger side in May of this year). Replacement looks just like the ones that split. Looks like Honda has still NOT fixed this problem. When is Honda going to fix this problem?
My sunvisor split on my 06 Civic EX a few weeks ago. I was able to pop it back in a few times but it’s split for good now. I called my local Honda dealership in Henderson, NV and they said they would replace it for $4. He said they were only charging customers 5% for the repair.
My Honda Civic 2006 has a split sun visor on the drivers side. I have had 3 Hondas and never had this problem. It is extremely annoying and unsafe. I was hoping to find a replacement visor at a used car place but as of yet, have had no luck. Now I find that there are many others out there who have had the same problem. I will be calling Honda to complain!! Thanks for all the shout outs on this site.
My Passenger Visor just split like the others, took it to honda and they said that it was out of warranty and I would have to pay 95.00 Dollars to get it fixed. the car has under 36k miles on it and is 10 days passed warranty… This is very sad thing for Honda to do. RECALL THIS STUPID VISOR!!!!
I’m so glad I started peeking around. I’m going on my third sun visor…they’re only lasting a month or two before I have to replace it…it’s ridiculous and expensive!!!! It’s always the driver side on mine…anyone have any idea what can be done so they stop breaking? I’m getting tired of replacing it and it’s dangerous driving without it …. sun directly in my eyes. Very frustrating and it sucks because otherwise, I love my Honda….
The visor on the driver’s side of my ‘07 Civic Si just popped apart yesterday. The car is 3,000 miles out of warranty, and the dealer has quoted me a price of $53 for the part and $46 for the labor to swap it out (i.e., to remove and then replace 2 screws). I asked the service advisor to check with his manager to see if Honda would cover this, given that I’m just outside my warranty, and I’m waiting to hear back from him. If they balk, I’m going to show them a printout of this forum!
My husbands 07 civic hybrid has been in the shop 6-8 times over two years for alignment problems, tires, squeeks and twice for wheel breaings. From the moment we drove the car off the lot, we had squeeks and driving problems. the Honda service people have not been helpful and try to blame our car problems on other factors. I would definitely think twice before buying a Honda again or taking it to their mechanics.
This is my first Honda and most likely my last Honda. I too have had 3 driver side sunvisors and one passenger side sunvisor replaced under warranty and now the warranty has expired on my 2006 Honda Civic Si and I must pay for replacement. I have had many cars over the years that have been in the heat and never had this problem with any of them. Pretty sad that the only solution is to go broke replacing them every 6 months. One suggestion above is to put binder clips on it to hold it together. I’ll try that but am already sure that will look pretty lame for such a nice car. Hope someone comes up with a replacement worth the repacement cost.
I’m telling you people! Binder clips work…Even if it’s already popped. Go pick up some large binder clips and clip the visor. It works!
I live in the incredibly hot state of Connecticut (we haven’t gotten over 90 degrees all summer) and I’m on my second visor which cracked open last week. I was quoted $85 for the visor itself. It sounds like Honda’s found a great way to sell replacement visors.
I am taking my 2007 Civic in today for the 5th time, yes thats right……5 visors have been replaced. They break every 3 to 6 months consistenly. I live in Florida and I don’t buy the comments about the heat. There are millions of other cars that do not have this problem. I was told by the service manager at Honda that the visors were redisigned and that I would have no further problems. This wiil be my second replacement of the “new redeisigned” visors. My car has 38,000 miles on it however Honda has been replacing them at no cost (which I think they should). This is a serious problem because when they break they will not stay in the “up” position. This blocks your vision while driving and is extremely annoying (and dangerous). It also prevents you from using sun shades in the front windshield because most are held in place by the visors. Because I live in Florida I like using the sun shades. I would recommend that no one pay for replacements!!! If you are told that you have to pay PUSH BACK. This is a very well documented problem and Honda will back down and provide help.
Loved my 07 SI, damm for that visor. This is the second time. My husband has a 97 civic til the present day has no problems. I thought I would have the same luck. Like I said LOVED now I don’t want to drive it. I only do a 10 mile commute which is not a lot, but still the visor is very annoying, then I have the 3rd gear problem. WHAT THE HELL HAPPEND TO HONDA?? If I would of known I would not bother buying HONDA.
I live in NC and have had 2 sun visors to fail on my 2006 Civic. First one, driver’s side, was replaced free by dealer, car slightly out of warrenty. Second one to crack was the new replacement from slightly over a year ago. Dealer did not want to replace it since car is out of warrently and said they had already replaced it once at no charge. I complained because it seems to me it is a defect in the product – the visor does not hold up under normal wear and tear. Also, it is a safety hazard. You would think Honda would be more concerned about the safety of people than the money it would cost them to issue a recall and install a proper visor. I’ve owned numerous cars over the years and never experienced a visor breakage. I don’t buy the comments about the heat either, they do sell cars in warm climate areas, sounds like an excuse to me. Service Manager called to request manufacture to replace it, at my insistance, got a call today that they agreed to replace second one sharing the cost, but still I have to pay 1/2. I’m not satisfied with that – I want a recall, it appears to me that Honda owners will continue to have this problem.
My ‘07 Civic sedan has had both visors replaced three times so far… husband took it to the dealer today and was given a” one time goodwill fix”. Give a me freakin’ break! We have the extended warranty and it’s a manufacturing problem. I am just the victim along with thousands of other Honda owners! The dealer even had the nerve to say that fixing the visors is considered a “cosmetic procedure” to your car. They fixed the visors, but next time it happens, I will personally take the vehicle not my husband. Very frustrated and will be calling the Honda 1-800- 999-1009. This problem will continue until Honda is slapped with a Class Action Suit for sure!
My visor broke too. I have a 2006 Honda Civic Ex. I think the heat has something to do with it. The temp was 107 the day mine broke. I called the customer service number and they would not help. They told me to take it to the dealership and MAYBE they won’t charge me. I will call the dealership back and see if they will fix it for free. If not, I will buy online and fix it myself. I do plan to use a binder clip though as I’ve heard these work really well. I’m betting these will be recalled soon.
I bought a 2007 Civic EX and so far have taken my car in on five (5) different occasions over the last 2 yrs. to have the dealer take care of broken sun visors. I sent a letter to the President of Honda (Mr. Ito) in Japan letting him know of my disappointment and the lack of quality that I’ve come to expect from Honda as we have been a Honda family for many years. My dealer has taken care of it each time — no issues, other than having to leave work early each time to take it in to be repaired or replace. I was okay with the first couple of times but am now totally aggravated. When I sent a letter to Mr. Ito I reminded him of the phrase “if it’s not broke don’t fix it” and let him know it’s broken now and whatever happened to Honda quality. I spoke with a customer service rep. who wasted my valuable time and his; he was quite professional and tried to be understanding but there was no resolution. I contacted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and logged a complaint and then I sent Mr. Ito another letter to inform him that I did. Maybe this will help, maybe not….but I am now relentless and will not quit until this issue is resolved.
I also have had my 2007 Honda Civic drivers side sun visor crack. They want 63.00 to replace this item. I have LOVED Honda and currently own a Accord, Civic, and a CRV. I have NEVER seen something like this happen in any other vehicle. Honda obviously has a serious problem. Yes, they need to do a US recall of these sun visors. I for one will question my loyality if they do not do the correct thing and replace this free of charge.
I also had problems with my driver’s side sun visor. I have a 2006 Honda Civic and apparently this is a common effect, especially in hot weather. I took it to the dealership just in time before my warranty ran out and they were able to replace it at no cost to me (right away they knew what I was talking about, they must have many customers changing their visors!). I’m expecting the passenger’s side visor to do the same but I’ll probably won’t be covered by the warranty anymore. This is definetely an issue that should be consider for a recall! Especially when it’s an issue that reoccurs, it’s not just a one time thing.
I own a 2007 Civis sedan Si and I am having paint issues just on the hood. Does any one else have this problem? Color is black. I have not taken to dealer to look at yet, but it is only on the hood of my Honda. It looks like it is just cracking.
I bought my 2006 Civic LX sedan new, 60k miles ago. The drivers side visor failed when the car was about 1.5 years old, and the passenger visor a few months after that. Both were replaced by dealer at no charge.
I now have a problem with the rear suspension. Going over bumps at freeway speed, there is a side-to-side jerk in the rear end. (hard to describe, but I’ve never experienced anything like this in any other car I’ve driven or ridden in) I haven’t read of anyone else having this problem. Have you?
9 month old Honda Civic Si and the drivers side visor wouldn’t stay up. I took it to honda and they replaced for free. I noticed today that the passenger side visor is about to have the same problem. I’ve been hearing a rattle in the back of the car whenever I go over small bumps. Not sure if it’s a suspension problem or what. I guess I’ll take the spare tire out and try driving around to see if that solves the problem. Otherwise it looks like someone from Honda will need to ride in my trunk to figure out what’s causing the noise
I have a 9 month old Honda Civic Si and the drivers side visor wouldn’t stay up. My car is in Georgia so I’m sure it has something to do with the heat. I took it to honda and they replaced for free. I noticed today that the passenger side visor is about to have the same problem. I’ve been hearing a rattle in the back of the car whenever I go over small bumps. Not sure if it’s a suspension problem or what. I guess I’ll take the spare tire out and try driving around to see if that solves the problem. Otherwise it looks like someone from Honda will need to ride in my trunk to figure out what’s causing the noise
How many people have the cracked engine block? my 07 civic lx sedan has a cracked block. According to my online research there are 1000’s, so many so that Honda has redesigned the mold for the 09 model, yet if you are past warranty they are not standing behind their product. Has anyone had theirs replaced by honda outside of the warranty period? I still have over 2 years but I am 27k past the 60k warranty as I bought this car for a job requiring me to drive everyday. I have serviced the car properly and have all the re-calls completed. According to american Honda service bulletin 08-044, this issue is a factory defect, and still they are refusing to replace it. I am in the process of speaking with the state of TN lemon law attorneys office, but am skeptical that is qualifies. Any advice from any other owners would be a great help.
i own a 2006 honda civic and yes i had the same problem with the visors and honda fixed them now i just found out that there was a recall on the bearings… i fixed them like 4 months ago but i didnt take it to honda …. so i payed fot it is there any way to get my money back sisnce theres a recall???? well now im having another issue. with the car the ca was overheating bad … took it to honda and it has a hair line crack on the engine box!!! can u belive that!!!!!! now there putting a brand new engine on it … i mean hondas are supposed to last…. and i mean im relly dissapointed in them. my next car its deff not gonna be a honda….
I just purchased a new to me Honda Civic Coup 2006 and I too am having a visor issue. I’m bringing it to the dealer tomorrow even if its not under warrrenty.
same issues here. with the visor, with the arm controls and with the freaking cracked engine block. bought car in 06 as well brand new! honda will fix it because i say so! wont be leaving the dealership without a new engine. there is a 5 yr warranty with 100,000 miles for any power train problems. and i also had a recall on my water pump which could lead to such problems with overheating and such.(so i heard) so not impressed with this CARRRRR!!!! wont buy another honda i swear
My sun visor on the driver side cracked 1 year ago. I have a 2006 honda civic ex. I thought it was due to something I did. Now I realize it’s a defect. Hope this gets recall so I can bring it in to get fixed.
My sun visor just went out as well this is TERRIBLE! Honda created a defective product that is apparently not able to handle the heat as that is there excuse. well i am as well going to call the 1-800 and complaint because now im fearful that after buying one i might just have to be buying constantly new sun visors since they are not meant to last.. Well i was just researching for my new sun visor and happen to find this link which scared me to know that this is happening to a lot of people. I wonder if honda will make a stand to help us that would be great, but they might just wait til there sent to court or something. It just seems like it has been happening for over a year now. well guys i as well encouraege everyone to bother HONDA so there may be a RECALL for this product.
My 2006 Civic EX just had a visor failure. $60 out of pocket for a design flaw on Honda’s part. Even worse, 2 years ago I had to get the rear A-Arms replaced because they were “the wrong length” (Honda design error) and severely wore
the rear tires on the inside tread. That was several hundred dollars. Both should be recalled.
We are ready to buy a new car. Honda better fess up or we’ll buy elsewhere.
I bought an 07 civic sedan LX a little more than a week ago and the passenger side visor has fallen and wont go back up. Its driving me insane and blocking my vison when i drive.
I live in Phoenix, AZ and i figured the heat had something to do with it.
I need to call and complain either way because this car has been a hassle since i bought it.
First, the car and keys were hidden, so it took us an hour to find it. Turns out it was wedged between the work trucks on the opposite end of the lot.
Then 2 days later, the car alarm goes off.. and i wasnt told the car had an alarm so there was so no way for me to turn it off.
I call the dealership and he then tells me “oh yeah.. it has an alarm.. i thought i told you” I drive down and they cant find the keyless entry so they take the fuse out of my horn and tell me to “drive carefully” til i come back the next morning.
Im mad and get in the car to leave, but since the alarm had gone off so many times, the car wouldnt turn on, i guess it locked itself in park.
I was forced to leave it there, and they give me a rental. They put the Honda temp tag on the back of this Pontiac G6. I questioned why they were doing that and asked why i couldnt get dealer plates. The assist. Mgr assured me it was fine after i continued to question it.
I was told, id get the keyless entry by noon the next day. I got a call saying the car was ready, but when i asked about the keyless entry, i was told i wasnt getting it. I complained and yelled and they got it for me.. but at 6pm
I went to the mvd to turn in my plate and asked them about the temp tag mix up and they said that if i would’ve gotten stopped, it woulda been a $1000 ticket on my record and a ton of hassle.
Now the visor is broken and the back shocks(?) squeek when i go over bumps or out of my garage.. i’ll be calling honda Monday morning.
Stay away from Midway Nissan on Bell road for anyone who lives in the Phoenix Area!! Avoid the stress and hassle… nothing but trouble
I have a 2007 Honda Civic….just found out today i have a cracked engine block. It has 77000 miles (thank God) i got the extended warranty. BUT….the service manager hasn’t yet confirmed that it will be covered????
Does anyone have any advice on how to proceed. Has anyone had an issue with the extended warranty? I purchased the ext warr at the time of purchase from the dealership…i can’t imagine any difficutly especially because there are so many cases of this problem happening.
Should I demand a brand new 2009 engine? Since this will happen again? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
My sisters 2007 Civic LX visor just broke too. Mind you this is in CANADA hence prollly why it didnt break until now. But alas it finally gave and we past our warranty by 5000kms so they wont fix the damn thing. We have to pay 92 bucks to get a new one, like what kinda of bullshit is that? Honda better do a recall or else I’m going to toyota which I already have for my 2009 Camry Hybrid gyea gyea! BTW we have 5 cars, and 4 of them are hondas.
I got a 06 Civic Sedan EX in Dec. 2005. I’ve had 3 problems in Knoxville, TN:
1)About a week ago (90,000 miles), my driver’s side sun visor broke in a similar fashion described by everyone else.
2)I’ve been going through tires b/c of the rear control arm that I had to have replaced as described by others. My extended warranty has a $100 deductible, so that beat buying new tires every 20 – 30k miles. I think someone said the Honda bulletin stated the Honda owes me 2 new tires. I’ll be looking into that.
3) The lights that illuminate my “AC” and “Max AC” buttons at night are out. The dealer said corporate said it was bad bulbs, and the dealer replaced them for free. Then a few weeks later, they went dim every time I hit a small bump, and then went out completely with at large bump. I took it back to the dealer and said it was a loose connection, and they kept insisting it was the bulbs (again?!?!). I know it’s minor, but annoying none-the-less.
I wish Honda would take responsibility for themselves. I am afraid in 6000 miles or so (right after my extended warranty runs out) the engine block will crack! If anyone has any insight on any of this, let me know!
I have my 2006 Civic at the dealers right now with broken sun visors for the 4th time. The 1st two times were under warrenty. The last time was in May, just 4 months ago and they fixed it for “goodwill”. Now I am waiting for the Service Manager to call because they say I will have to pay the labor and they will warrenty the parts. I don’t think I should have to pay anything for a defective part. We will see what happens!
Both visors on my 2006 Honda Civic have broken as well… seams split and the visors won’t go back up. My husbands 2007 driver side has broken and the passenger is well on it’s way! I called the 800 # and was told since it isn’t under, they would “see” if there is anything they can do and they will have someone calle me back. After reading these posts, I don’t think I should hold my breath. I’m absolutely horrified that Honda doesn’t feel a sense of responsibility to design a new visor and replace ALL visors on cars experiencing this hazardous problem. What will it take… one death… 5 deaths… 30 deaths… 1,000 deaths caused from drivers’ vision being obstructed?!? This is absolutely insane!
I have a 2007 Honda Civic the driver sun visor broke, they replaced it. Then the passenger sun visor broke, they replaced it. Then the driver sun visor broke, they replaced it…..one week later it broke again! Hanging in our face can’t see it drive!
Sun visors: Whoever suggested the binder clips, THANK YOU!!! It fixed my one broken sun visor. I put another binder clip on my other one to prevent it from breaking. It was a little unsightly at first, put then I took the silver “handles” off (I was mad I didn’t think of it sooner), and you can barely tell they are there if you’re not looking right at them!
I wish just my sun visor split!! I drive a 2007 Honda Civic Coupe and today I had the pleasure of having my pulley FALL OFF because the bolts came loose and fell out. This then caused my serpentine belt to come off, making my car not able to drive (obviously). This isn’t the first problem I’ve had with my Honda and I’m very disappointed in how rude my local Honda dealer is, like I did something to cause the pulley to fall off? I have about 30,000 miles on it and have had both my brakes and tires replaced, not to mention my whole CD player broke completely a year after I got my car but they replaced it for free. I’m coming to the conclusion that Honda is being less and less reliable……….
its amazing to see all the complaints about the sun visors i just went online to see about any recalls and when i read the first couple of complaints about the visor i couldnt believe it… i too took my visor totally off because mine is broken unreal !!!
It is really shocking to now the number of complaints about sun visors. Honda should take ownership of poor parts they put in new cars that is not cheap. I own a 2007 Honda Civic Ex and the same thing happened with me, i was shocked to see it split open when putting it back in normal positon. Blocking my view and distracting me while driving! The replacements are not cheap!!!for middle class working people! Honda should recall all 2006 & 2007 Civic for visors!
I have a 2006 Honda Civic coupe. My drivers side sun visor is broken also. I called Honda service department. I was told it was going to cost me since my car is out of warrenty.I will be call the 800# on Monday. This is my 2nd. Honda and it will be my last.
My driver’s side sun visor also split – I live in WISCONSIN, so we know it isn’t the Arizona heat making this happen – out of warrenty – I’m waiting for a call back from Honda customer service. Otherwise it will be at least $200.00 – CRAZY
2007 Honda Civic, Visor fell off last year, Honda replaced it, it just fell off again a few weeks ago. Hoping they will replace it again at no chrge. Very annoying!
North Carolina
2006 Civic sedan; driver’s side visor is finito, I thought it was only my car. It is clearly a safety issue. Wake up Honda before there is a serious accident from this design flaw!
I have a 2006 Honda Civic 4 dr EX. Both sun visors split just after the warranty expired. Slidell Honda, (Louisiana) said that they will replace them for $80 a piece! I never had a visor to split open and flop in my face before in any vehicle that I have ever owned. I find it amazing that after so many complaints on visor failure that Honda has not issues a recall. Honda’s reputation for quality is going down the tubes on this one, and I haven’t even mentioned the issue of pre-mature rear tire wear. Perhaps Honda is not the same top-notch company as it used to be.
I just replaced my 4th sun visor on my 2007 Honda Civic. The 1st replacement the car had 3000 miles on it. I now have 16,000 miles on it. I called the 800 # at the back of the owners manual and was told that they only make recalls for safety issues. ( I’ve had 2 of those already for other reasons) I told them that a sun visor hanging in your face at night was a definate safety issue. They did not agree. They also said that after the warrenty was gone I would have to pay for the replacements. At least they replaced both the front axles for free. What next? Before I bought this Honda I had a 1998 Civic for 10 years and loved it. I will not buy another one.
2007 Civic Si – 33K miles.
Passenger side visor broke at 30K
Calling dealer now…
I have a 2006 Honda Civic. Within 5 months of owning it my sunvisors went. They hang down and you can not get them back up. I called the 800 number and complained. I am printing out all these comments and I am going to mail it to the Honda CEO at the address given in one of the above entries. I will also include my own letter as well. I was a loyal Honda customer, but I will think twice the next time I purchase. I searched online before buyi9ng but must have missed this defect.
07 black civic si had the sunvisor replaced twice, carpet replaced because if rip, 3rd gear problem transmission overhauled, and now crows feet which began on hood then spread to finders and now on roof spoiler and drivers side door. Dealer covered everything under warrenty except roof spoiler and door paint defect. If you have a black vehicle check for crows feet, it’s another common defect. Warrenty about to expire now the real fight will begin.
I have a 2007 Honda Civic Ex both of my sun Visors have spilt from the top, the Dealer fix my passenger one already once, however it has broken again and now my Driver side is broken and Now they want to charge me to fix, this is a saftey hazard and is a defect, i hope honda will take care of this matter,i have never had a problem with them i am hoping this matter will be addressed.
I too have a 2007 Civic. Had the visor replaced about 6 months ago and it’s broke again. The tech at Carmichael Honda told me that although the Civic is a great car the visor was made poorly and just to slap the visor in an upward fashion when it falls down. He said that would make stay up. Of course the extended warranty is not for “plastic or trim” He said I should handle the visors “gingerly” Great advice. I’m going to start looking into how a recall can be made.
Honda Civic 2007, both visors failed between 25 000 and 35 000 miles.
I repaired myself with small machine screws, nuts and washers.
At 50 000 miles took the car for recall service regarding water pump pulley.
Complained about the visors. They replaced them and charged for labor only, ($20). And told me when these fail, they will replace them, and there will be no more charge because they have a record that they replaced them once already and they failed.
I think I will use this dealership for my repairs in the future.
Cathedral City, CA Honda Dealer.
I’m on the third go around with the visor issue on my 07 Civic EX. I’m now concerned that there are so many cracked engine block problems as well. I have filed a complain with NTSB over the visor issue. I understand that the large clips help to solve the visor splitting problem but why do we need a jury-rig solution to a HONDA PROBLEM???? I have had several Honda models over the past 15 years but the lack of a good response to the visor issue by Honda is forcing me to consider Toyota, Ford, Nissan, Chrysler, GM, etc. (did I miss anybody?). Honda, you have done yourself a huge disservice by not solving the visor problem.
I think we should file a class action. obviously, we are all over the country having the same problem — not that we have to be. My driver’s side visor cracked and won’t stay up. It poses a hazard. It will cost at least $40 to replace. If Honda won’t listen, maybe a judge will.
Our 2006 Honda Civic just “croaked.” We bought it new 3 years ago from the Dealer. Its engine block cracked and it overheated, leaked and burned antifreeze. My husband was driving to work on a major highway when it happened. Luckily, he was OK. We have reported this to American Honda 1-800- 999 -1009 who pretended not to know that THERE HAS BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. If anyone else has a problem with this, PLEASE CALL and COMPLAIN! The dealer said they will replace parts because it’s still under warranty, but we don’t know if they’re after market and how many parts will be replaced. They have not even told us how long it will take. Honda is STUPID because we own 2 Hondas they may lose us as future customers.
Own a 2006 Civic Coupe. Sunvisor fell apart. Dealer denied warranty coverage. Am hesitant to replave at cost of over 100 bucks only to have problem repeated. Sunvisor poorly designed.
Hey I have a 2006 civic and had the visor issue I used an extra large binder clip which worked like a charge.. Now my question is I went and turned on my car and now my heater won’t work its freezing out and even colder out.. Anyone had this issue before ??
any recalls on 2006 Civic cracked engine blocks?
My driver side visor on my 2007 Honda civic broke and keeps falling down. Ironically my daughter has the same car and hers broke as well.
Ok so I will be calling Honda USA on Monday, I took my 07 Civic to the dealership over the summer after my visor split and they wanted to charge me $80. They acted like it was an isolated incident and no one else in America reported the issue. This is ridiculous, they need to put out a recall or replace them for free with no labor charges, and this is neither our fault nor our issue. I have been clucked in the head one to many times and it truly should be considered a driving hazard. I am so glad that I researched this issue before paying $80 to get it fixed. … I don’t mean any harm but the person that suggested a class action lawsuit might have a good point. Is Honda not going to be satisfied until someone is seriously injured or something?
2006 Honda Civic 58,000 miles. CD player just broke, replaced 2 belt tentioners, drivers side beam molding keeps coming undone, seat covers kept peeling up from bottom of front seats, A/C isn’t very cold and never was. Will not be buying another civic and possibly not another Honda. I thought the first year of the redesign would be the only year with issues…. NOPE
Had an awful experience – was driving and heard a screeching metal to metal sound coming from the right wheel base area of my 2008 Honda Civic. Had to turn around and go back home-called a mechanic-checked the breaks-no problem-then my son sent this article to me on recalls-called Honda said nothing yet wrong with the 2008’s but I have as of today 100,000 miles on my car; I might just be ahead of the pack due to the mileage. This Honda passed inspection 2 weeks prior to this episode. Called the dealership – they said the screeching wouldn’t stop and the car would pull from side to side if the bearings are the problem, when the wheel is ready to fall off. They all assured me that the car is fine. We’ll see. And I actually told my son to buy a Honda-not anymore. Have no problem with the sun-visors.
ummm… i thought my car was the only one! i have a ex civic coupe. the visor broke during the summer. im definately calling honda. im still under warranty & i got the extended. from what ive read it is retarded that it is not a recall yet!
i’m taking my 2008 in for the visor on my driver’s side. its under warranty for now but from what i’m hearing on this forum, it will surely break again. i’m going to try the binder clips to prolong the inevitable but i have to agree with everyone that for Honda to allow this to go on is making me think twice when i’m ready for my next car.
I have a split open driver’s side visor and when I took it in to get it fixed they wanted to charge me for it. My car is still covered under an extended warranty but the the visor replacement is not cover. That was crap!! I am glad I am not the only one with this problem. They have to order a recall on this !!!
I have same problem with passenger visor but they didn’t want to fix for free aven I have warranty on the whole car .
anyway My biggest problem now is the vibration on the steering wheel I took to honda the said I need to balance but I did many times and still problem and it is scarrryyyyyyyy.can somebody help me over here ?I think something to do mechanical .
I have an 07 civic ex with manual transmision, I hear a clicking sound whenever I press on my clutch pedal near the very end. Is anyone experiencing this too? I brought my car to the dealer and was told it was an on/off button for the clutch so they didn’t replaced it. But seriously, you don’t even need to press the clutch all the way to change the gear, so what on/off button are they talking about?
I have 2006 Civic EX and my sister has 2006 Civic EX Coupe, both of our cars have cracking sunvisor, mine is on the driver side, and my sister’s in on the passenger side. I am so surprise a lot of people experience the same thing and there’s still no recall. To make it even worse, Honda doesn’t even care about this issue. My sister tried to get her sunvisor replaced but they want to charge her $75+labor for it. Now I put the visor to the side instead of leaving it hanging and blocking my driving view. But it’s still a safety hazard because the hinge is kinda loose and can move freely whenever I make turn.
Not really sure what can make the Civic’s sunvisor recalled, what we can do for now is keep calling 1800-999-1009…
i have not had any issues or problems with my visors on my 2006 civic ex, although my main issue is the paint cracking on the hood. when i bought the car, i checked carfax, its never been in an accident, i called honda corporate office to explain the problem and they said because it was past the 36k mile warranty, they could not cover the cost to have it repainted, i got an estimate and for them to strip, repaint, and coat is going to cost $350. it is a manufacturer defect and should be covered no matter what, especially if you buy the car used and it has 53k miles when you buy it